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28 February 2018
Developing member countries of ADB are requesting for its support in the development of smart cities projects and various project officers in ADB are integrating smart elements in project designs. But how is ADB supporting cities in Asia and the Pacific to become smarter? What have been the Bank's…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
26 February 2018
Climate change increases the frequency and intensity of weather disturbances. Consequently, water-related disasters threathen vulnerable communities and socio-economic growth. One way to manage these risks is to promote and facilitate the efficient use of existing dams.
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
22 February 2018
The City Resilience Index (CRI) was developed by Arup with support from The Rockefeller Foundation as an evidence-based tool to understand and measure resilience. It is being used by over 130 cities globally to inform resilience strategy and actions. This training explored how the CRI can enhance…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
14 February 2018
Maynilad Water Academy's Rodora Gamboa presented the structure of their ladderized training program on water utility operations for ADB staff in partnership with the Urban Sector Group of ADB. Maynilad Water Academy is the training and education arm of Maynilad Water Services Inc.
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
12 February 2018
An endowment of nature, aquifers serve as all-in-one structures for water storage, conveyance, and treatment. Lack of measures to manage this unique asset has led to water depletion, salinization, and pollution that threaten its ability to support life and livelihoods.In this knowledge sharing…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
6 February 2018
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) channels public climate financing to help developing countries become climate resilient. It provides grants, loans, equities, or guarantees to climate change mitigation and adaptation projects, especially in countries that are highly vulnerable to changing weather…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
29 January 2018
Willem van Deursen of Carthago Consulting presented how serious gaming and management simulations can be an effective methodology to help solve the complex problems today's cities are faced with. A serious game is a virtual world in which actors take policy decisions related to urban development.
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
25 January 2018
Land administration underpins the very functioning of states and societies. Effective systems for recording land ownership, land values, and land use are the foundation on which the efficient operation of a market economy depends. This event highlighted the intricacies of building modern land…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office
7 December 2017
ADB is developing a 24 MLD desalination plant for water supply provision in the Jaffna peninsula, Sri Lanka through a design-build-operate (DBO) contract. This is the first large-scale desalination plant for drinking water supply financed by ADB, and serves as a good case for DBO application to…
Organizer: Water and Urban Development Sector Office
6 December 2017
Energy and water systems are interlinked, and both have important roles in economic development. ADB’s Pradeep Perera and World Resources Institute's Lijin Zhong shared the highlights of the book they authored, Water-Energy Nexus in the People’s Republic of China and Emerging Issues. This book is…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office